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1. trailer towing (score: 1): Author: AA00727@aol.com; Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 21:40:22 EDT; I am considering the purchase of a Spitfire racer and will need a trailer & tow vehicle. Advice received so far has been that a dual axel trailer towed by a full size pick-up would be the safe way to; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00072.html (7,313 bytes)
2. Re: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 23:34:49 -0400 (EDT); Gary, it depends somewhat on the weight of the trailer and the load rating of the tow vehicle. I special-ordered my '91 Ford Explorer with full trailer towing package. It's rated at around 2900 lbs.; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00075.html (8,893 bytes)
3. RE: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:08:54 -0700; I'm pulling a dual axle trailer and wish I wasn't. If I had my druthers I'd get a lightweight aluminum trailer to fit my TR3. I think my trailer weighs more than my car. You can easily overkill on tr; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00077.html (9,923 bytes)
4. RE: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:10:33 -0400 (); On Thu, 13 Aug 1998, Bill Babcock raised some interesting points: My prime thought in expressing my own desire for a dual-axle trailer is just the added security of the two extra wheels and tires. It; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00078.html (9,215 bytes)
5. RE: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:24:51 -0700; You might be better off with axle skids than dual wheels if you're worried about a blowout. If you look at the way most dual axle linkages work (at least mine) they're not all that helpful in a blowo; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00079.html (9,904 bytes)
6. Re: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@cs.utah.edu>; Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 12:33:13 -0600 (MDT); I've towed a Spitfire on a single axle trailer, that was custom built for the car. Lightweight, easy to move by hand when unloaded. I've done most of the towing with a Jeep Cherokee, 4 liter six and; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00080.html (8,353 bytes)
7. Re: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Chasgee@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 20:00:06 EDT; Hi Gary, I used to pull my Spitfire with a Ranger 6 cyl. It was OK but very difficult on any sort of hill. I use a medium weight single axle trailer. I had a trailer tire blow out with this set up on; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00081.html (8,223 bytes)
8. Trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Patrick McMullen <pmcmull@ibm.net>; Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 22:21:16 -0700; Smaller tow vehicles will work fine if they have a good HP to weight ratio. Ford Rangers, Chevy s-10's etc., etc., with a v-6 will do the job. BUT they are not as stable of a platform like a larger; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00082.html (8,824 bytes)
9. Re: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Malaboge@aol.com; Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 16:35:39 EDT; Gary Warning...anecdotal recital to follow... I used to pull a single axle traler with a Ford Econoline 240 six cylinder three speed. The trailer weighed 980 pounds (at 1000 pounds you needed brakes); /html/fot/1998-08/msg00083.html (9,946 bytes)
10. Re: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: TRBILBO@aol.com; Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 23:21:42 EDT; Gary...several of the guys we race with have single axle trailers with Rangers...and do just fine...but strongly urge electric brakes on the trailer tho. P.S. I know where there is a Mk III Spitfire; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00088.html (8,045 bytes)
11. Re: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Richard Taylor <n196x@mindspring.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 18:54:48 -0400; After reading all your engineering iterations of tow-technology, I have come to realize why I elect to drive to the race. I guess I've simply run out of enough personal intellectual RAM to undertake; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00091.html (8,488 bytes)
12. Re: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 21:11:06 -0400 (EDT); Yeah, but there is something (much, actually) to be said for those such as you who hang onto the nearly lost tradition of driving to the track, racing that same vehicle, then driving home. Even a lot; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00093.html (8,319 bytes)
13. Re: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl6n@virginia.edu>; Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 08:38:14; you, I used to tow my TR-4 on a dual axle trailer behind a 1988 Nissan 4X4 with the V-6 and a 5 speed. When I lived in the Midwest (aka the "great flat spot"), it worked out OK. Make sure that the tr; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00096.html (7,817 bytes)
14. RE: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl6n@virginia.edu>; Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 08:51:40; FWIW, I had a tire blow out on my dual axle trailer - it was my own fault, pretty much. I had lousy Uniroyal tires on it, and had gotten them rather warm driving a bit faster than I should have comin; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00097.html (8,746 bytes)
15. Re: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>; Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:30:30 -0400 (EDT); Even though I do currently drive to/from events, I have to admit that it gets a little harder every time. Plus I get tired of talking to the two tires in the passenger seat. ;-) But there is some lev; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00098.html (9,805 bytes)
16. RE: trailer towing (score: 1): Author: Russ Moore <rem9@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 10:15:34 -0400; Realize that when towing with a single axle trailer you may be exceeding the weight rating of the tires. Determine the total weight of the vehicle on the trailer and the weight of the trailer itself.; /html/fot/1998-08/msg00099.html (10,908 bytes)

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